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Guest Blog – Who wants to know?

Written by Chuck Kukal on May 4, 2010

It seems like everyone wants to know your business these days.

Transparency is the buzzword and everyone from stakeholders, investors, the EPA, and vendors want to know what you are doing in your company and with your fleet to be GREEN.

Have you calculated your facility’s carbon footprint?

Do you know the amount of GHG emissions that your fleet produces > Read more

What drives driver behavior?

Written by GreenKey on April 8, 2010

The recent instability of the global economy has affected us on many levels. Industries that were once booming were no longer and unemployment was at record high levels. Oil, a major commodity in the marketplace, became a concern as fluctuations in the barrel captivated the world’s attention. The need for alternative vehicle technologies became prevalent, and although > Read more

What’s Old is New Again

Written by Brad Jacobs on March 3, 2010

Many of today’s private and public sector fleets are migrating to hybrid vehicles for a very important reason: better fuel economy equals cost savings and carbon reduction. With invoice costs and retail demand of hybrid vehicles becoming more competitive with their gasoline counterparts, hybrids are a viable option for a fleet’s selector list. Keep in mind it > Read more

Rising Fuel Prices and Vehicle Efficiencies

Written by GreenKey on February 3, 2010

Recently the DOE’s Energy Information Administration released its Short Term Energy Outlook, in which they predicted the price of gas to rise to $3.00 during the upcoming summer months. While $3.00 isn’t far from the current average price of $2.66 nor as high as the prices seen during the summer of 2008, it can still make a > Read more

Guest Blog – Keeping an Eye on the Efficiency Prize

Written by Jason Mathers on June 6, 2009

Spurred by record high fuel prices, many companies made a seismic shift toward more-efficient vehicles in 2008. Four cylinder vehicles dramatically increased their percent of fleet sales. Many fuel efficient models were quickly built out. In 2009, however, fleet professional are faced with lower fuel prices – and budget levels. 

Volatile economic times like these put a premium > Read more